Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in e-learning have made it possible for humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Boston University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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